Character creation

Much obliged! I’ll go with what I just posted then, along with a bit about some other boys (Knights of the Hart) having a bit of a tiff with the Holy Shielders. That’s another nugget I read about, and just more thing that might cause some fun RP/trouble along the way. Imma write up a bit about that, flesh it out as best I can, then we can talk about it.
Hope everyone’s well today. Happy Thanksgiving (US), and to everyone else, Happy Thursday.

OK, the last piece for the new characters (Albertus, Joseph, Kragga, Theran) is to consider who else in the party you already know. It could be that you met previously, it could be that you met as you were assigned to this Dungeon Busters location and you got to know each other on the road to Hochoch, or...I'm sure there are many ways. But I'd like it if there was some kind of connection to at least one other character in the group as we begin.

Absolutely, I like that their differences draw them together as much as their similarities.
Let’s say they helped save a village from an attack. Reading up on some Greyhawk lore, looking for some names, places and potential foes we might have faced together.

Thanks for the reminders. The handaxe and hammer proficiencies are covered under "simple weapons" so I did not call them out specifically. The quarterstaff and darts are in the weapon list, but it's good to keep track in the inventory section so I will add them there, too.

I've listed the herbalism kit's remaining uses at 7/10. I know I've tried to use it at least twice, and I'm pretty sure I failed both! I figure even if I didn't use it a third time, the dwindling supplies can reflect the wasted efforts of inexperience and just plain mistakes.

Regarding the backstory, I'll admit that I didn't really think too hard about the time frame between Aanbo's separation from his brother and current events. I don't have extensive knowledge of the Greyhawk realm nor her history, but referencing a map I can see that Clan Stonereaver (Moradinath Mor) is in the Barrier Peaks west of our current location of Hochoch, and it seems reasonable for Aanbo's monastery to be located somewhere nearby. Once Aanbo left the monastery, he'd have headed east to follow the roads, passing through Dersyth and seeking solace in the foothills.

For duration, I'd like to pick a nice round number and say one year has passed, which should give enough time for self-reflection and starvation to cause Aanbo to seek some other means of sustenance. He'd continue eastward until reaching Hochoch.

I have a request, not a requirement: it would be nice if everyone would put whatever backstory details they've chosen for their characters on their character sheets. I'm often looking for ways to incorporate your backstories into the narrative - things you notice, et cetera - and it would be a lot faster for me (and for you?) if it was on your character sheets.

I will work on getting that typed out.

Aanbo is continuing as a monk with his second level, and will take the average HP increase. He gains ki points and ki features (flurry of blows, patient defense, step of the wind), and unarmored movement speed increase.

spaceseeker19, there are optional class features from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything for monks (and other classes); will they be allowed?
For the monk, at 2nd level they can use a Dedicated Weapon:

Just a reminder that Aanbo gets the HP immediately, but does not get the ki points or other features until he trains with Tuan Vo back in Hochoch (or some other monk trainer). The same goes for the others - Xana and Ogbar - who have enough XP to gain a level.

Let’s see what the dice tell us about this character.

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Not bad at all! Let me sleep on this and come up with a character concept by tomorrow.

Rolling Motivation. Compulsion it is.

Rolling for a trinket. A bright green feather.

Rolling for stats

Messed up the dices...
Interresting results.

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I've just submitted Myrtha of Three Elms Crossing as my PC. She's a female human fighter, with a folk hero background (she apparently stood alone against a monster). A very simple build, for an all purpose front line melee fighter for the party. She's a very straightforward person, straight-talking and protective of the vulnerable. If we were using alignment, she would be the stereotypical neutral good kind of person : more focused on doing the right thing than following procedure, more concerned with outcomes than with intentions.

There's plenty I have to figure out yet, in particular regarding her life story and her motivation.

Also, her eventual ties with any other PCs, if that is something that would make sense.

Spaceseeker, I chose to use the equipment options for my class, and preferred chainmail to leather + longbow. Would it be ok to downgrade the armor from chain mail to scale mail so Myrtha can benefit from her dexterity bonus?

Yes, that's fine.

Hey folks. I'm coming back to this game. I was playing a Halfling Rogue by the name of Joseph Nimblefingers. I also have a Half-Orc Paladin in mind. Does anybody have a preference as to which I play?

I'll be honest and say that I prefer you play what you like!

The problem with that is I like everything.